‘Buddha is not something to be attained but something to be realised in the very fabric of our daily lives.’
Everyday Buddhism
Buddhist Insights
Morning meditation — One of the reasons we may feel that insight is elusive.
‘One of the reasons we may feel that insight is elusive is that we often expect it to be something dramatic or transformative — a sudden, overwhelming revelation that changes everything. But true insight is often more subtle than that.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — In this very fathom-long body.
‘In this very fathom-long body, along with its perception and mind, I declare the world, the origin of the world, the cessation of the world, and the path leading to the cessation of the world.’
The Buddha
Morning meditation — From the time we acquire the sense of ourselves.
‘From the time we acquire the sense of ourselves as individuals, if we never change that perspective, then whatever happens to us we hold onto that conditioning for the rest of our lives.’
Ajahn Sumedho
Morning meditation — The brightness of awareness becomes a refuge.
‘The brightness of awareness becomes a refuge, a place of clarity and peace amidst the fluctuations of the mind and the world.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — When you are crazy drunk, whether you do good deeds or evil ones.
‘When you are crazy drunk, whether you do good deeds or evil ones, all your behaviour is that of a drunken mind, not a true one.’
Bassui Tokushō
Morning meditation — When we understand the Buddhist teachings.
‘When we understand the Buddhist teachings, it is the same whether we meet with good fortune or with bad.’
Everyday Buddhism
Morning meditation — The spiritual source shines clear.
‘The spiritual source shines clear in the light; the branching streams flow on in the dark.’
Sandōkai
Buddhism now 